Getting away from it all can be difficult if you don’t know where to go. Worse still during a pandemic, recession, or whatever economic impacts are hitting us right now. Vacationing with technology can make it even harder. Many people overschedule themselves, but setting aside some time for yourself just got even more challenging. Luckily, … Read more
Want your dream job? Look to your childhood. A recent CNN article entitled “Could your childhood ambitions reveal your dream job?” explored this question. Some of the important points from the article are that the jobs we held in high regard as children reflected our passions and talents. Only about 30% of people surveyed were … Read more
A few weeks ago I listened to a TED talk by Alain De Botton on failure. He posited a very interesting and enlightening perspective on the concepts of failure and success. Endless Success It made me consider a child, at an age that they don’t understand failure. Say they start making a sand castle, Lego … Read more
Talking to a friend this week inspired me to write this “create a new life” post. She’s got a brilliant head on her shoulders, very creative and has great determination. She might even be like me; hard to get going, but once a plan is in place, watch out! I think we all have some … Read more
Making Change Last If making changes were easy, I think we’d be some pretty happy people. Why? So many people love stagnation… Or do they? Actually, they probably don’t. If you are stagnating and the world around you is changing, you’re going to be pretty unhappy ultimately so don’t buy into the hype! Change is … Read more
Are You Ready? Are you? I know what you’re feeling. I hit snooze so many times that I was late. Constantly. Nobody really cared though. Does it seem like going to a horrible job whenever you want sounds good? Not really. I HAD to go. I HAD to earn money for my family. I would … Read more
Make a Change and Live Longer Imagine being an employee working at a desk, assembly line, or job meeting. Look around you. 7 of every ten people around you aren’t engaged at all in their work. They have feelings ranging from ambivalence about what they do, to outright hatred. Maybe you are one of them. Going … Read more
